Pursue
true hoppiness at Gunshow by scoping out craft beers from
two local breweries during the nationally acclaimed restaurant’s first
“Shotgun” Beer Dinner. Chef Kevin Gillespie’s Glenwood Park restaurant fires
off its new quarterly brew-ser series on Sunday, October 25 by partnering with
Athens-based Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
and Decatur’s Three Taverns Craft Brewery.
Executive chef Joey Ward says the dinner will feature 10 beers representing the
two breweries’ wide range of flavors, complemented by six dishes created by his
sharpshooting culinary team. Dinner rolls out to the communal-style dining
tables on the restaurant’s signature rolling carts. Shotgun guests head home
with glassware and other goodies from the breweries. Limited to 60 guests,
tickets are $100 per person and cover tastes of all the night’s dishes and
beers as well as tax and gratuity. Buy tickets online through Xorbia.
Those hunting for another dynamic blast of top
talent can set sights on the final Gunshow Hired Guns dinner of the 2015 season, on target for a 6 p.m.
start on November 17 and 18. Guest chef Joe Kindred, chef and co-owner of
hometown namesake Kindred in
Davidson, North Carolina, hits the bull’s-eye with his award-winning,
contemporary take on Southern cuisine. Chef Kevin Gillespie considers Kindred a
“chef’s chef.” Training at Johnson and Wales in Charleston, South Carolina and
gleaning experience at well-known restaurants in Chicago, San Francisco and
Charlotte already filled Kindred’s apron pocket when he and wife Katy opened
their Davidson restaurant in February 2015. Kindred quickly climbed the chart
to be one of Bon Appetit magazine’s top 10 new restaurants of the year. Don’t
miss a shot at reservations to this high-demand event. Make phone reservations
now at 404-380-1886. Online reservations open up October 17.
Give a high five for LIVE music, cooking demos,
rock star chefs and loads of food and special beverages. Atlanta Eats Live
returns to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park on Saturday, October 24
from 5-10 p.m. Aqua
blue, Marlow’s Tavern, Seed Kitchen &
Bar and Twin Smokers BBQ are among 40 Atlanta restaurants offering
bites and building energy levels from 5-8 p.m. Atlanta Rhythm Section and the
Georgia Satellites pump tunes from 8-10 p.m. Beer, wine and liquor, not
included in the general admission ticket price, may be purchased at concession
stands throughout the event. Buy tickets now: $55 general admission (food, bands, parking), $110 VIP (adds Carl Black VIP Club with drinks, VIP
restaurants and VIP parking), plus applicable service fees and taxes. Event FAQ
offers more details. Rock on, knowing a portion of the proceeds helps Atlanta’s
restaurant community through The Giving Kitchen.
Join the White Oak
Pastures farm team and reap what they’ve sown, pretty darn close to
where they planted it. The Bluffton, Georgia forecast calls for a Harvest Gathering on Saturday, October 17 during
the afternoon and evening at Will Harris’ homestead. No picking (they’ve
already done that), just grinning over the farm tour, music, tailgating games
and a whole hog roast feast and fixings followed by a bonfire and s’mores. Cash
bar for beer and wine. $10-$40 per person. Glean details on our blog; buy tickets at the White Oak Pastures
online store.
Sip this saga. A 1994 European road trip and
Trappist monks planted the figurative seed in Three
Taverns Craft Brewery founder Brian Purcell’s mind. A home brew kit,
19 years and Roman reference to Three Taverns along the Appian Way
later, Decaturite Purcell tapped Three Taverns Craft Brewery beer. Meet Purcell
and hear the rest of the story when Stem Wine Bar hosts a Three Taverns Beer Dinner on Monday, October 19.
Owner/chef Doug Turbush of Stem and Seed Kitchen & Bar and beverage manager
Chris McNeill collaborate on the five-course menu with pairings of Jonah crab
salad and Prince of Pilsen; lamb tartare with White Hops; Maple Leaf Farms
duck, creamed Brussels sprouts, cider glaze and grain mustard with A Night in
Brussels; quad-braised veal cheeks, mushroom shallot glaze and baby turnips
with Quasimodo; and a spicy ending of local pear crisp, sour cherries and black
pepper ice cream with Le Peche Mode. Dinner fills the 6:30-9:30 p.m. slot.
Limited number of seats; buy tickets online in advance for $79 each (includes
tax and gratuity).
Buon giorno! Bellina
Alimentari, an epicurean epicenter of authentic Italian foods,
wines, beers and gifts opens Monday, October 19 in the Central Food Hall at Ponce City
Market in Midtown. Architect/owner Tal Postelnik Baum welcomes all
to embrace "la vita è bontà" or "food as a way of life" --
whether life is busier than a Roman road or serene as the Tuscan countryside --
through Bellina Alimentari’s unique Kitchen, Bar, Market and Culinary Club.
Executive chef David Berry, general manager Jim Monast and creative director
Alice Noel Fabi join Baum in making this good life possible, delectably and
affordably. Pick up a freshly prepared meal in the Kitchen to go or to eat in
Ponce City Market’s collective dining hall (people watching from cafe tables is
sport in Italy). Chef Berry’s menu dishes out heady sauces, house-made pastas,
seasonal vegetable dishes, an antipasti bar and specialties such as maltagliati
della sorellina (house-made maltagliati pasta with mushroom ragù and crispy
chicken bites) and Francesina, a traditional Tuscan pulled beef and sweet onion
stew, served over creamy polenta. For a more intimate Italian meal, sit down in
the Bar, a 14-seat, full-service dining area where guests are privy to a wide
selection of wine, beer and craft cocktails. The Market is heaven for
cook-it-yourselfers with its array of fresh pastas, finest Italian imported
products such as olive oils, sauces and spreads, plus many locally sourced and
made-for-Bellina Alimentari meats and cheeses. Those searching for gifts for
gourmets and handcrafted items will find the selection “bellissimo!” Learn the
Italian way to prepare fresh, healthy meals with simple ingredients by taking a
workshop or cooking class at the Culinary Club, which also will be a venue for
special events and private parties. The name Bellina Alimentari loosely
translates to “lovely specialty food store.” Hours are Sunday through Thursday 11
a.m.-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Oh, but it’s so much more.
Follow Bellina Alimentari on Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter.
For additional information, call 404-330-9933.
Salute the swine with your bestie boar-friends
when Ray’s on the River
hosts a riverside pig roast on Saturday, October 17 from noon-3 p.m. A
high-on-the-hog buffet boasts a whole roasted pig with homemade sauces, crunchy
herb slaw, Red Bliss potato salad, homemade Maytag chips, classic mac and
cheese and Southern-style cornbread joined by a salad bar, homemade desserts,
iced tea and soda. Visit the cash bar for alcoholic beverages. $40 per person,
plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call Ray’s on the River at 770-955-1187
and have your credit card number ready to hold your spot (card will be charged
before event).
Chances are if you’re reading this you don’t
know SAM. SAM is a nickname for Severe Acute Malnutrition, affecting 20 million
children worldwide each year and is the cause driving chefs from Aria, Table 1280 and other Atlanta restaurants to jam
out with peanut butter, creating PBJ for Good menu specials. Table 1280, for
example, gussies up the spreads in a peanut butter and jelly mousse bar dessert
of freshly baked homemade sponge cake with peanut butter mousse and strawberry
gelée. From World Hunger Day, Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 25,
participating restaurants will donate sales proceeds from their chefs’ PB&J
creations to STOP SAM
so the nonprofit can purchase and provide Mother Administered Nutritive Aid
(MANA) to malnourished children around the world. The lifesaving packets of
RUTF, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, are a simple blend of fortified peanut
butter, milk and nutrients made right here in Georgia. Eating just three MANA
packets a day for six to seven weeks returns a SAM-suffering child to
sustainable good health.
Beer and wings are not the only game in town for
Monday night football fans. At The Southern Gentleman, top NFL game viewing and
top-shelf whiskies team up for the Buckhead Atlanta gastropub’s new Monday
Night Bourbon Club. The weekly event showcases premier whiskey brands and
specialty cocktails flanked by executive chef Matthew Ridgway’s refined tailgating
fare. Reps from featured spirit brands will be on the sidelines to speak with
guests and offer tastes of their product lines for a fun, educational and
interactive experience. Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey takes the all-star roll on
October 19 followed by Four Roses Bourbon on October 26. Forget corn dogs and
field Ridgway’s deviled eggs with okra chutney, Southern Cracker Jack popcorn,
meat pies, cheddar herb biscuits, Georgia peanut butter wings and confit pork
belly with sherry vinegar sauce, fried rosemary and Kentucky bourbon barrel soy
($5-$10). Giant 60” screens on either side of the roomy bar area cap the
owners’ box quality evening.
Take a pause from the busy workweek and take
part in Article 14’s Four Roses Bourbon dinner on Thursday, October 15.
Starting at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre hour, the evening
progresses to a three-course seated dinner paired with Four Roses bourbons
including Four Roses Yellow Label, Four Roses Small Batch
and Four Roses Single Barrel. Overlooking the scenic Salt River in
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, Four Roses has been handcrafting bourbon since 1888 and
has been named “American Whisky Distiller of the Year” four of the last five
years by Whisky Magazine. Cost is $65 per person (excluding tax and gratuity).
Make reservations by calling 404-443-8432.
Right in the thick of “good old-fashioned hate” season, Smokebelly BBQ unleashes a powerful roster of eats that football fans can agree on and love. First quarter faves fill the BBQ Tapas section with lady killers (fried pickles with BBQ ranch dipping sauce), grilled cheese bites on bâtard bread, spicy pork belly bites, and smoked brisket and sofrito empanadas with chipotle dipping sauce ($5.75-$9.75). Grip the Smokebelly Stack of smoked pork and lean sliced brisket or the 50/50 burger that combines ground bacon and a brisket/short-rib blend and is served with crispy tobacco onions, pickles and ghost cheese ($12-$12.50). Stay light on the feet by forking into salads centered on chilled farro and green beans with smoked almonds and mint yogurt dressing; quinoa and mixed vegetables; green bean and tomato smoked feta or the BBQ quinoa bowl boasting a colorful mix of julienne carrots, diced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, mint and a honey citrus vinaigrette ($3.95-$7.50). Jalapeño cornbread cakes with sweet corn edamame succotash goes the distance to please gluten-free and vegan menu watchers ($7.25). Barbecue plates, smoked wings, sandwiches and sides continue to be valuable players, especially when tagged by creative cocktails or one of the 36 craft brews. Sixteen large viewing screens capture the extra point, every time. Smokebelly serves lunch and dinner daily and offers free self-parking.
Ormsby’s weekend brunch is the Westside place to hash out upcoming plans over a plate of corned beef and hash with a sunny-side up egg ($12) and Ormsby’s yellow bloody Mary ($10). Rough week? Seek comfort in shrimp and grits resplendent with roasted red peppers, caramelized onions and a nip of cream sherry ($12 small, $16 regular) chased by blackberry ginger bourbon iced tea ($9). Tilt a Monkey Mosa ($8) in the left hand while the right hoists a jalapeño cheddar biscuit balancing fried chicken, scrambled eggs and cheddar not to mention sides of bacon, grits or potato hash ($10). Come again for a classic champagne cocktail ($9) and Southern-fried chicken and Belgian or red velvet waffles with chipotle syrup and two eggs ($10), salmon croquette Benedict ($14) or raisin challah French toast with applewood-smoked bacon ($10). Ormsby’s respects night owls by waiting until noon to serve brunch each Saturday and Sunday and keeping the plates coming until 3 p.m.
We can say “danke schön” to the Germans for
aspirin, glue sticks, the accordion and the Easter Bunny, to name a few. But
the most fun and festive has to be Oktoberfest. Celebrate the season of
indulging in beer and German food by oompah’ing over to our Oktoberfest board to discover German delights
such as beer cheese spread, Jägerspätzle, strudels and bratwurst-stuffed potato
skins, tips and recipes for hosting your own Oktoberfest spread and even a DIY
for Oktoberfest lederhosen.
Scroll over to Moxie Kitchen
& Cocktails on Instagram for handcrafted happiness –- puppies,
accolades, irresistible food shots, events -- from chef Tom Gray. If in the
Jacksonville, Florida area this week, purchase tickets to attend Moxie’s Foley Family Wine Dinner on October
8.
Zoom in on HOBNOB
Neighborhood Tavern’s new pork belly and arugula pizza ($14). This
vibrant menu addition for fall is topped with savory pork belly, sweet
caramelized onions, grilled pineapple, burrata, tomatoes and arugula.
Take a pause from the busy workweek and take
part in Article
14’s Four Roses Bourbon dinner on Thursday, October
15. Starting at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre hour, the evening
progresses to a three-course seated dinner paired with Four Roses
bourbons including Four Roses Yellow Label, Four Roses Small Batch and Four
Roses Single Barrel. Overlooking the scenic Salt River in Lawrenceburg,
Kentucky, Four Roses has been handcrafting bourbon since 1888 and has been
named “American Whisky Distiller of the Year” four of the last five years by
Whisky Magazine. Cost is $65 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). Make
reservations by calling 404-443-8432.
With tailgating season in full swing, there’s no
better time for the Atlanta Eats + SweetWater Tailgate Tasting. On
Sunday, October 11 from 2-4:30 p.m., head to SweetWater Brewery for an
afternoon of lip-smacking SweetWater brews and grilling grub as seen in the
recent “Elevate Your Tailgate” episode of “Atlanta Eats Primetime.” Featured
restaurants include Ormsby’s and Twin Smokers BBQ. Purchase tickets online for $25. A portion of the proceeds
benefit The
Giving Kitchen, which provides emergency assistance grants to
Atlanta’s restaurant community facing unanticipated hardship.
The culinary journey began one year ago when Gypsy Kitchen
brought its Spanish flair to the new Buckhead Atlanta development. Now, this
creative tribute to the diverse regions and cuisine of Spain is celebrating its
first birthday with an anniversary evening full of food and drink specials
Sunday, October 11, beginning at 4 p.m. Relax in Gypsy Kitchen's open-air
cocktail lounge while sipping on complimentary glasses of sangria from 4-6 pm.
After 6 p.m., sangria is $5 a glass. Throughout the entire evening enjoy $4
tintos de verano while noshing on half-off select plates. Executive chef
Matthew Ridgway is also roasting a suckling pig for the occasion, and there
will be live entertainment all evening.
